Mining Incidents

Florida Rock Industries Inc controller

MSHA controller ID: M00290

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Fatalities
6
Total incidents
711
Mines on record
57
Years on record
1983–2007
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
681
citations
112
significant & substantial
$109,308
proposed penalties
$95,958
paid to date
88% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $13,350 gap.
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Inspection activity
MSHA inspections since 2000
868
inspections on record
14,488
inspection hours
4.7
citations per 100 inspection hours
This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
681 citations across 14,488 inspection hours.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
Penalty disposition
Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$109K
proposed penalties
$96K
current assessed
$96K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
661 assessments are final orders; 35 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2009-03-04.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.

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Incident timeline

2007
23
2006
44
2005
51
2004
39 (1f)
2003
38
2002
21
2001
27 (1f)
2000
39
1999
29 (1f)
1998
18
1997
17 (1f)
1996
9
1995
20
1994
20
1993
27
1992
19
1991
27
1990
22
1989
34 (1f)
1988
66
1987
45
1986
29
1985
17 (1f)
1984
16
1983
14

Operators under this controller

Mines on record

Fatalities under this controller

6 recorded
July 19, 2004 GA · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall helper, highwall drill helper Fatality · SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WORKING NEAR EDGE OF HIGHWALL FELL 90 FEET AFTER SLIPPING OR STEPPING IN WRONG DIRECTION.

December 8, 1999 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer Fatality · MACHINERY

EMPLOYEE WAS LEVELING PAD FOR DRAGLINE TO EXCAVATE LIMEROCK USING A CAT TRACK DOZER NEXT TO A WATER FILLED PIT THE MACHINE BACKED OVE THE EDGE AND FELL INTO 25 FT OF WATER. EMPLOYEE DIED.

September 29, 1997 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · MACHINERY
Harper Brothers Inc · Struck by falling object

TECHNICIAN FROM AN OUTSIDE TIRE SERVICE COMPANY WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A NEW TIRE ON A FRONT END LOADER. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE TIRE FELL ON THE TECHNICIAN, SUBJECTING HIM TO FATAL INJURIES.

July 10, 1989 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS TRAPPED IN CHEVROLET C-10 PICK-UP TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING AS THE RESULT OF BEING BACKED OVER BY A CATERPILLAR 775 HAUL TRUCK HE PULLED DIRECTLY BEHIND THE TRUCK BEYOND SIGHT OF WHERE H E COULD BE SEEN FROM THE CAB OF THE CAT TRUCK WHEN THE CAT OF THE CAT TRUCK PROCEEDED BACKWARDS IT CRUSHED THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TRAPPING THE DRIVER

December 19, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Florida Rock Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FATALITY OCCURR9D WHILE EMPL TRYING TO STRING OUT WELDING LEAD ALONG WALKWAY OVER PAIR OF TROMMELS.A LIFTING EYE CAUGHT LEAD AND PULLED EMPL AROUND TROMMEL AND INTO CATCH BASIN BELOW.WATER THE N WASHED EMPL I3TO DRAINAGE DITCH.

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